Technology Cooperation and Capacity Building - CommDev

TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING… Case Study FiveElf Aquitaine in French-speaking countriesTransparency usedin the teachingdocument‘Reduction ofAtmosphericEmissions’speaking countries, the ETD is used by language teachers,thus combining environmental education with the learningof the French language.The ETD has been welcomed by ministries, nongovernmentalorganizations and even private enterprisesfor the training of their employees. It is estimated that theETD has already helped to make more than 2.5 millionchildren aware of the issues involved in environmentalprotection. Many of these children live in developingcountries such as Morocco, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Gabon, theCongo and Cameroon. But the ETD has also beenextensively used in developed countries such as Australia,Belgium, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States …and France, of course.One of the aims of the ETD was to provide the sameinformation on environmental conservation to all children,no matter where they live. It is Elf Aquitaine’s view thatsustainable development cannot be achieved without theparticipation and education of young people.‘My pupils are very interested in the content of this document.We would like this initiative extended to other disciplines.’Professor Raïsi, Port-Gentil, Gabon‘Excellent and useful work—please continue.’Elf Environmental Teaching Document (ETD) ‘Mieux comprendrel’environnement’ (Understanding the environment better)Professor Blumbergs, Meknes, Morocco33